Conference Session

New Pedagogical Approaches in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah; Kyle Joe Branch, University of Utah

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #15618Collaboration between Seniors and Freshmen on Senior Capstone ProjectsProf. Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah Anthony Butterfield is an Assistant Professor (Lecturing) in the Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Utah. He received his B. S. and Ph. D. from the University of Utah and a M. S. from the University of California, San Diego. His teaching responsibilities include the senior unit operations laboratory and freshman design laboratory. His research interests focus on undergraduate education, targeted drug delivery, photobioreactor design, and instrumentation.Kyle Joe Branch

Conference Session

Demonstration and Project Enhancements in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baba Abdul, Washington State University; David Thiessen, Washington State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washington State University; Paul Golter, WSU

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Chemical Engineering

annually to the most innovative teacher at WSU. (509) 335-4103 (Off); (509) 335-4806 (Fax); bvanwie@che.wsu.edu.Gary Brown, Washington State University Dr. Gary R. Brown obtained a PhD in Education from Washington State University in 1994 and is currently the Director for the Center of Teaching, Learning and Technology at Washington State University. 208-818-1413; browng@wsu.edu.Paul Golter, WSU Paul B. Golter obtained an MS from Washington State University and is currently pursuing his PhD while working as the Laboratory Supervisor in the School of Chemical Engineering and Bio-engineering at WSU. He is married with two children.509-338-5724

Conference Session

Broad Perspectives on the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. David Harding, University of New Haven; Brian Harding, Texas A&M University; Peter C. Montagna, University of New Haven

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

Tagliatela College of Engineering at University ofNew Haven takes a multipronged approach to the teaching of process safety. This includesintegration of SAChE Modules into most required Chemical Engineering courses, safetyactivities in the unit operations laboratory, incorporation of safety topics in the ChemicalEngineering Design sequence, and the availability of an optional Process Safety course. Thisapproach is in keeping with the programs philosophy that integration of topics is the bestapproach to support learning of critical concepts and skills. This approach is also consistent witheducational psychology principles that learners are better able to incorporate concepts when theyare offered in context and at an appropriate level of complexity.At

Conference Session

Bringing Industrial Applications into the Classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Lepek, The Cooper Union; Charmian Wu, Tufts University; Ryan Poling-Skutvik

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Chemical Engineering

challenges in the pharmaceutical industry. In an effort to engage thesurrounding communities, New York City public and private high school students wereintroduced to the field of pharmaceutical engineering over the course of six weeks. Through theuse of lectures, teamwork activities, and laboratory experiments, students learned about thefundamentals of oral solid dosage forms, drug dissolution, and experimental design. Examples ofexperiments performed include building their own “in-house” drug dissolution devices, studyingthe effect of impeller geometry and velocity on dissolution rates, and obtaining drug dissolutionprofiles for various oral solid dosage forms containing Ibuprofen using UV-Vis spectroscopy.Students were also trained in

Conference Session

ChE: Outreach Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sundararajan Madihally, Oklahoma State University; Eric Maase, Oklahoma State University

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Chemical Engineering

principles and practice. This wasthe last module in the series. The primary goal was to expose the students to various activitiescarried out in bioengineering. Additional goals included teaching students good researchmethodology and presentation skills. The activities for the day and the scheduled events for themodule included an introductory presentation, a laboratory tour, and experimental work. Theapproach taken in presenting biochemical/biomedical engineering is described along with theeffectiveness of the approach. Pre- and post-assessment surveys found that the students wereinterested in the materials presented, actively involved in the experimental procedure, and themodule successfully increased the students interest in the field of

Conference Session

ChE: Bioengineering, nanotechnology, and systems engineering in the Classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Marlin, McMaster University; Andrew Hrymak, McMaster University; John MacGregor, McMaster University; Vladimir Mahalec, McMaster University; Prashant Mhaskar, McMaster University; Christopher Swartz, McMaster University

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Chemical Engineering

policy systems. Whilethe opportunities are unlimited, PSE is initially introduced with examples of greatest importanceto chemical engineering undergraduates, with course projects and enrichment readings providingextensions to other applications. The decision support methods we include in PSE are modeling (first principlesfundamental and data-based), simulation, process control, applied statistics, optimization,synthesis and design. These topics overlap with many existing courses in engineering,operations research and applied mathematics, so that much excellent teaching and learningmaterial is available. However, a great challenge exists in teaching them at the appropriateundergraduate level, linking to practical engineering applications

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher J. Hershey, Michigan State University; K. (Jay) Jayaraman, Michigan State University

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Chemical Engineering

. It makessense then that a polymer processing should not only teach this method, but provide a hands-ondemonstration of its use in a laboratory exercise.The experiment of interest in this work required students to operate a Morgan-Press injectionmolding machine priced around $25,000. In this experiment students produced molded circulardiscs with fiber filled and unfilled polypropylene produced by RTP materials. The RTPpolypropylene pellets prices vary on fiber filler content and is available by contacting themanufacturer. The Morgan-Press and molded discs are shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. Experimental equipment and molded parts in composites lab: A) Morgan-Pressinjection molding machine B) Fiber-free polypropylene disc C) Fiber-filled

Conference Session

Impact of the Gulf Coast Oil Spill on Chemical Engineering Education & Misc.

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Frances C. Ray-Earle, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado Center for Biorefining & Biofuels (C2B2); Nancy S. Tway, University of Colorado

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-1039: AN ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR EVALUATING A FOURSITE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM IN BIOFUELS ANDBIOREFINING ENGINEERINGDaniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder DANIEL W. KNIGHT is the engineering assessment specialist at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program (ITLL) and the Broadening Opportunity through Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) Center in CU’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. He holds a B.A. in psychology from the Louisiana State University, and an M.S. degree in industrial/organizational psychology and a Ph.D. degree in coun- seling psychology, both from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Knight’s research interests are in the areas of retention, program evaluation and teamwork

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New Classrooms, New Challenges II: Assessing Non-traditional Approaches

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard L. Zollars, Washington State University; Adam Scott Carter, Washington State University; Christopher Hundhausen, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

classwould seem to be a large impediment for using SBL. With the advent of the numerous,asynchronous communication media now available this no longer need be a barrier.Prior WorkThe desire to seek improvements in teaching strategies in material/energy balance classes startedwith the observation that approximately 35% of the students enrolling in such classes eitherdropped out of the class, failed the class or received a grade lower than a “C”. This statisticseemed to be constant no matter who taught the course and also appeared to be the situation atother universities. In 2006 pairs of students from the material/energy balance course were askedto participate in a laboratory study in which they were observed solving problems typical of theclass

Conference Session

ChE: Retention and Outreach

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Zollars, Washington State University; Donald Orlich, Washington State University; William Thomson, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

. While Dr. Maring’sequipment was largely stationary (everyone had to go to a fixed location to make use of thetechnology) our equipment is mobile. The equipment consists of two units, one at WSU and onethat is brought into the K-12 classroom. By linking the two via the Internet we can provide real-time audio and visual between the two sites. Thus a teacher and their class could have a virtualface-to-face interaction with the faculty member at WSU, similar to what was done in co-TEACH. The K-12 students can also be brought into the faculty member’s research laboratory tolet them see activities and equipment that would not be accessible to them at their school. To assess goal #2, increased interest in engineering as a major, we developed

Conference Session

Improving Introductory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura-Ann Shaa Ling Chin, Villanova University; Justinus Agus Budi Satrio, Villanova University; Kenneth A. Kroos, Villanova University

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Chemical Engineering

system using MATLAB (STUBA, Bratislava, Slovakia). Laura performed her graduate studies at Villanova University where she obtained her M.Sc also in Chemical Engineering. Her graduate thesis work involves the characterization & upgrading of biocrude-oil from waste lignocellulosic biomass at Villanova’s Chemical Engineering Biomass Conversion & Research Technologies Laboratory under Dr. Justinus Satrio. Currently, Laura is a process engineer for Jacobs Engineering where she is involved in the design of biopharmaceutical facilities. Dr. Justinus Satrio’s Biography Dr. Justinus A. Satrio is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Villanova University, Penn

Conference Session

Novel Classrooms

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Smith, Brown University; Ann Sitomer, Portland State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #23749A Graduate Student Pedagogy Seminar in Chemical EngineeringDr. Christina Smith, Brown University Christina Smith is the Assistant Director for Undergraduate Instructional Development at the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning at Brown University. She received her PhD from Oregon State Uni- versity and her BS from the University of Utah, both in chemical engineering. Her research focused on how the epistemology of graduate students around teaching and learning interact with and influence the environments in which they are asked to teach. She builds on this work in her new position by teaching a

Conference Session

ChemE Curriculum: Freshman and Sophomore

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Joe Branch, University of Utah; Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah

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Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Utah. He received his B. S. and Ph. D. from the University of Utah and a M. S. from the University of California, San Diego. His teaching responsibilities include the senior unit operations laboratory and freshman design laboratory. His research interests focus on undergraduate education, targeted drug delivery, photobioreactor design, and instrumentation. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Modeling Student Performance in an Introductory Chemical Engineering CourseWe have developed an open-ended, laboratory-based introduction to chemical engineering, acourse coupling traditional, hands-on, and

Conference Session

ChE: Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Williamson; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

faculty who primarily requires lower level skills. We believe this isa fundamental issue in all of engineering education that must be directly dealt with in courseplanning.Bloom’s taxonomy is a powerful tool for discussion among faculty related to teaching. Thisstrength comes from its ability to: ‚ Relate closely to faculty’s experiences related to students not being able to successfully solve real world problems and their difficulty with engineering design. ‚ Lead to examination of what activities (lectures, discussions, recitations, laboratories, out-of-classroom activities) are best suited to challenge students into engagement at higher cognition levels. ‚ Clearly show what testing or assessment methods are needed

Conference Session

New Classrooms, New Challenges I: Novel Approaches to Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramirez Apud Lopez Zaira, Universidad de las Américas Puebla; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2012-4335: IMPLEMENTING PROBLEM-SOLVING LEARNING EN-VIRONMENTS IN A KINETICS AND HOMOGENEOUS REACTOR DE-SIGN COURSEProf. Ramirez Apud Zaira, Universidad de las Amricas Puebla Zaira Ramrez is Science, Engineering, and Technology Education Ph.D. Student at Universidad de las Americas Puebla in Mexico. She teaches ethics and development complex thinking skills related courses. Her research interests include faculty development, outcomes assessment, and creating effective learning environments.Dr. Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla Nelly Ramrez-Corona is currently a full-time professor of chemical engineering at the Chemical, Envi- ronmental, and Food Engineering Department, Universidad de las

Conference Session

Hands-On Projects and Demos

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lucas James Landherr, Northeastern University; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University; Ryan A Koppes, Northeastern University

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #22563The River Project: an Open-Ended Engineering Design Challenge from Bench-Scale to Pilot-ScaleDr. Lucas James Landherr, Northeastern University Dr. Lucas Landherr is an associate teaching professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University, conducting research in engineering education.Dr. Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University Dr. Courtney Pfluger received her Doctoral degree in Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University in 2011. In the fall of 2011, she took a position as an Assistant Teaching Professor at Northeastern University in the College of Engineering as a part of

Conference Session

Perceptions, Reflections, Collaborations, and Student Support in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University; Nicholas Tymvios, Bucknell University; Eliana Christou, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Benjamin B Wheatley, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

Laboratory at Bucknell, where they use computational and experimental techniques to better understand the mechanics of musculoskeletal soft tissues and human movement. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Pre and Post Tenure: Perceptions of Requirements and Impediments for Chemical Engineering FacultyAbstractThe tenure process has been both applauded and criticized since its inception in 1915. Whilesome institutions have chosen to move away from the tenure process, it is still prevalent in theUS higher education system. The title of tenured professor is a sought after prize by untenuredfaculty, and those in chemical engineering are no exception. Anecdotally, faculty know that

Conference Session

Best. Class. Ever.

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda S. Davis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Deborah Lynn Grubbe P.E., Operations and Safety Solutions, LLC; Ronald Lee Cutshall Sr., R. L. Cutshall Sr., Consulting; Steven J. Swanson; Michael T. Harris, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Arvind Varma, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Chemical Engineering

Service Award in 2009. He is also a Test Bed Leader and member of the Leadership Team of the NSF supported Engineering Research Center (ERC), ”The Center for Structured Organic Particulates,” which won the 2010 Research Team Award in the College of Engineering at Purdue University. He is the author of 75 peer-reviewed publications and 10 patents. He received his B.S. in chemical engineering in 1981 from Mississippi State University, and both his M.S. (1987) and Ph.D. (1992) degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Tennessee while working full-time at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Harris’s research is in the areas of nano- materials, colloids and interfacial phenomena, transport phenomena, particle

Conference Session

Poster Sessions for Unit Operations Lab Bazaar and Tenure-Track Faculty

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Coon, Washington State University; Paul B. Golter, Washington State University; Derek Allen Cline, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

engineers. Advances have been made to this end 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, in applyingCooperative, Hands-on, Active and Problem based Learning, more commonly referred to as theCHAPL pedagogy, 7 in the form of both teaching methods, applied experiments, and equipment.It has been shown that when physical teaching aids and real life examples are employed ineducation, the student more often thinks outside the scope of the course and retains the essentialknowledge for later application 8, 9 which is why access to a Unit Operations Laboratory isessential to a well rounded education in engineering. In this paper we will be focusingspecifically on the advances made in heat transfer and fluid flow education in the form ofminiaturized industrial equipment.Even though

Conference Session

ChE: Experimental Design & Error Analysis

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

of the report. Forexample, human error was frequently cited as a source of error in experimental procedure – withthe implication that this is acceptable, legitimate, or unavoidable. In the laboratory, studentsfailed to use techniques to reduce experimental error when necessary. Data were often notreported correctly to reflect uncertainty in measurement, and simple statistical techniques wererarely used to analyze error.A variety of methods for the introduction of error analysis to lower level engineering studentshave been described by other educators. Sterrett and Helgeson2 used parametric computersimulations to introduce error analysis to sophomores in a design course. Reardon3 introduceslinear regression and propagation of error analysis

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Contemporary Issues in CHE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Krantz, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Chemical Engineering

totallyunprepared to cope with the realities of teaching in a developing country. At the time it seemedthat ITU had somewhat of a kismet philosophy for academic planning. The start of the academicyear was delayed by more than two months for reasons that were never made clear. Once thesemester began, the author could not get any clear indication of when it would end and finalexaminations would be scheduled! One of the assignments given to the author was to design theunit operations laboratory for the newly constructed chemical engineering building. Little did heknow that this included specifying the electrical power requirements for the entire building!Indeed, the building had been built without any electrical power of any kind! Undaunted butconsiderably

Conference Session

Early ChemE Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grace Katherine Harrell, Oklahoma State University; Alexandra Nicole McPeak, Oklahoma State University; Ashlee Nicole Ford Versypt, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

implement a processfor the production of beer. ASEE Annual Conference. Charlotte, 1999.7. Farrell, S., Newell, J. A., Savelski, M. J. Teaching product design through the investigation ofcommerical beer. Chemical Engineering Education. 2002;36: 108-113.8. Hohn, K. L. The chemical engineering behind how pop goes flat: a hands-on experiment forfreshmen. Chemical Engineering Education. 2007;41: 14-18.9. Fraser, D. M. Introducing student to basic ChE concepts: four simple experiments. ChemicalEngineering Education. 1999;33: 190-195.10. Farrell, S., Hesketh, R. P. An introduction to drug delivery for chemical engineers. ChemicalEngineering Education. 2002;36: 198-203.11. Anderson, C. R. Development of a multi-week drug delivery laboratory for

Conference Session

Looking at the ChE Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annette Jacobson, Carnegie Mellon University; Rosemary Frollini, Carnegie Mellon University; Susana Steppan, Carnegie Mellon University

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Chemical Engineering

engineeringdepartment to introduce colloid and surface science as a focus for graduate study. The result wasa new interdisciplinary graduate program titled “Colloids, Polymers and Surfaces”, beginningwith lecture courses in 1972 and hands-on laboratory training added in 1974. On the academicside it was a cooperative effort under the direction of Professor D. Fennell Evans, employingpersonnel and physical resources of both the chemistry and chemical engineering departments.Input of R&D supervisors from eight local industries came from the Advisory Board, who Page 13.1303.2participated in major policy decisions and periodic reviews, and encouraged qualified

Conference Session

Works-in-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam T Melvin, Louisiana State University; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

since 2000, Dr. Bullard has won numerous awards for both teaching and advising, including the ASEE Raymond W. Fahien Award, the John Wi- ley Premier Award for Engineering Education Courseware, NC State Faculty Advising Award, National Effective Teaching Institute Fellow, NC State Alumni Outstanding Teacher Award, George H. Blessis Out- standing Undergraduate Advisor Award, and the ASEE Southeastern Section Mid-Career Teacher Award. She is a member of the editorial board for Chemical Engineering Education and serves a Director of the Chemical Engineering Division of ASEE. She will be a co-author, along with Dr. Richard Felder and Dr. Ronald Rousseau, of the 4th edition of Chemical Process Principles. Dr. Bullard’s

Conference Session

ChE: Departmental Issues and Integrating Freshmen into the ChE Program

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pedro Arce, Tennessee Technological University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

engineering 7 Don't Know 5Love science 5 Environmental 4Interested in chemical engineering 4 Business 4Most challenging 3 Anything 4Teacher recommendation 2 Paper mills 3Want to go to Med School / Med Field 2 Teach 3Other 5 Law 2 Operations/Development

Conference Session

Learning By Doing in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Glasgow, Kansas State University; David Soldan, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

. Slater, T., Adams, J., and T. Brown. “Undergraduate Success—and Failure—in Completing a SimpleCircuit,” Journal of College Science Teaching, 30:96 (2000).7. Sheppard, S. D., Macatangay, K., Colby, A., and W. M. Sullivan. Educating Engineers: Designing forthe Future of the Field. Thunder’s Mouth Press (2008).8. Ford, L. P. “Water Day: An Experiential Lecture for Fluid Mechanics,” Chemical EngineeringEducation, 37:170 (2003).9. Glasgow, L. A. “Reconnecting Chemical Engineering Students with the Physical World,” presented atthe Annual AIChE Meeting, San Francisco (2006).10. Feisel, L. D. and A. J. Rosa. “The Role of the Laboratory in Undergraduate Engineering Education,”Journal of Engineering Education, 94:121 (2005).11. Weith, J. D. “Sparking

Conference Session

Works-in-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Polly R. Piergiovanni, Lafayette College

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #22886Work in Progress: Transforming a CourseDr. Polly R. Piergiovanni, Lafayette College Polly R. Piergiovanni is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Lafayette College. Besides chemical engineering courses, she teaches an engineering course to nonengineering students. Her current research interests include critical thinking evident in student writing and assessing learning in experiential learning activities. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Work in Progress: Transforming a CourseThird year students at Lafayette College enroll in an Applied Fluid Dynamics and

Conference Session

Communication in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

. Graduate student-led teaching efforts have been implemented in engineering disciplines[4]. Many works advance the premise that more strategic development of graduate studentinstruction skills is beneficial for the future engineering professorate. The majority of studentpeer teaching efforts have been conducted in laboratory [5, 6] or workshop settings [4]. Resultsindicate that peer tutoring has the benefit of enhancing content mastery for both the studentsharing information as well as the student receiving information [5, 7]. For the student teacher,practice delivering content in instructional sessions is important for quality and improvement [4].Further, many students have lower inhibitions asking questions of other students than of theinstructor

Conference Session

ChE: Bioengineering, nanotechnology, and systems engineering in the Classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Danielle Amatore, Oregon State University; Shoichi Kimura, Oregon State University; Alexandre Yokochi, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

features to promoteactive learning, including (1) hands-on activities and demonstrations, (2) the integrated use ofwireless laptops through an in-house developed web-based learning tool to promotemetacognition and assessment of student learning, and (3) a capstone ethics project wherestudents complete a risk assessment of the impact of nanotechnology on society. Additionally,this course will focus on synthesizing fundamental concepts in science and engineering towardsapplications in nanotechnology. The other new sophomore course, Material and Energy Balancesin Nanotechnology (ChE 214), is a ChE specific laboratory-based course, emphasizing how thefundamental skills students have just learned couple to nanotechnology. For ChE students, theapproach

Conference Session

Communication in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth P. Mineart, North Carolina State University; Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #11972Improving Student Technical Communication via Self ReflectionMr. Kenneth P Mineart, North Carolina State University Kenneth Mineart received his Bachelor’s degree in Chemical & Biochemical Engineering from the Uni- versity of Iowa. Currently, he is a doctoral student in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University where he works in the field of block copolymer science with Professor Richard Spontak. Kenneth has regularly served as a graduate teaching assistant for a variety of courses including: Unit Operations Laboratory, Material and Energy Balances, Introduction to